Jim Crow/Lost Cause History

In Democracy in America (1835), who described racism as being the worst in states that never had slavery?

Jim Crow segregation laws originated before the Civil War in what section of the country?

Which performer created the original character "Jim Crow"?

Who said: "If American conscience were only half alive...a scream of horror, shame & indignation would rise to Heaven"

What name is given to the white Southern version of history which became popular in the early 20th Century?

What was the only state that allowed blacks to serve on juries before the Civil War?

The Colfax Massacre occurred in which state? It was the worst single instance of racial violence during Reconstruction

Who was the first black actor/actress to win an Academy Award -- winning for Gone with the Wind in 1939?

What city saw the only successful coup in US history, when white supremacists overthrew the Fusion government in 1898?

Which of these groups was responsible for the creation of the largest number of Confederate monuments?

What Alabama governor pledged "Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" in 1963?

Who was the first woman to lead a US military expedition, during the Civil War? She was known as "Moses"

How many Northern states allowed blacks to vote before the Civil War?

What city was home to the neighborhood known as "Black Wall Street," which was destroyed by a white mob in 1921?

Hoping to start a race war, terrorist Timothy McVeigh bombed a federal building in what city in 1995?

Who was the first black man to be the guest of honor at a White House dinner -- invited by Theodore Roosevelt?

Which black leader preached accommodation and self-improvement in his Atlanta Compromise speech?

What African-American scientist helped save the South from starvation by finding the regenerative properties of peanuts?

Whom did Victoria Woodhull identify as her running mate in 1872?

The Klan of the 20th Century viewed blacks and what religious group as equal threats to their vision of America?

What black representative gave an impassioned speech in Congress in favor of the 1875 Civil Rights Act?

Which president ended Reconstruction by pulling all federal soldiers out of the Southern states?

What anti-lynching campaigner also was involved in the women's suffrage movement and co-founded the NAACP?

What former Confederate general played a major part in creating the Myth of the Lost Cause?

In his speeches/writings, what leader repeatedly referred to the "unfinished work" to be done in this country?

Which of these men wrote The Souls of Black Folk and co-founded the NAACP?

Who was the leader of the Back to Africa movement?

In what city was there a large white supremacist rally in 2017?

Who was the 2nd black US Senator?

Which section of the South implemented strict Jim Crow laws first?

In 1861, Confederate VP Alexander Stephens referred to slavery as the _____________ of the Confederacy.

Who was the last black player in Major League Baseball before the creation of the Color Barrier?

Which of these people was NOT a cofounder of the NAACP?

Who created the Negro National League of professional baseball?

What Supreme Court case legalized racial segregation in 1896?

The Virginia secession debates included 86 mentions of tariffs. By comparison, how many times did they mention slavery?

Frederick Douglass lived to see the passage of the 19th Amendment

Who was the 1st black man to preside over the Senate & receive convention votes for the VP nomination of a major party?

Souvenirs were sold at (and after) lynchings

Which school was created by Booker T. Washington?

Which president repeatedly vetoed funding for the Freedmen's Bureau?

Who gave the keynote address at the dedication of the Freedmen's Monument in Washington, DC in 1876?

In an effort for North/South reconciliation, how many US Army bases are named after Confederate military leaders?

What educator created the Tuskegee Institute?

What racist president held a special showing of Birth of a Nation at the White House, & re-segregated the federal gov't?

Who was the 1st black US Senator?

Adjusted for inflation, what Civil War movie (full of problematic Lost Cause themes) is the highest-earning film ever?

Frederick Douglass's relationship with the women's movement broke down due to what law?

The term "Jim Crow" originated in what racist, black-faced traveling performances in the 1800s?

What name was used for black cavalry units in the US Army? They were some of the army's most elite fighters

Black journalist T McCants Stewart ran into no problems traveling through the East Coast southern states as late as 1885

Before the Civil War, which of these states did NOT have a law in place prohibiting blacks from entering?

In 2020, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security again identified what ideology as the biggest threat to America?

What epic movie made by D.W. Griffith was a primary factor in the rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan?

The KKK was closely aligned with some churches within which branch of Christianity?

Robert Elliott's speech in support of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 was aimed directly at what former Confederate VP?

The 2nd KKK reached its peak in 1920. How many members did the Klan have nationwide that year?

Which company was the first to offer a mail-order catalog of its entire inventory -- greatly helping black customers?

Which of these songs dealt with the issue of lynching?

Confederate General Robert E. Lee stated that monuments should not be put up in honor of the Confederacy.